The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 68 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Asa Butterfield sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

The House of Tomorrow is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The House of Tomorrow gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school. Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff lead a cast that never overplays a joke. It hit screens in 2019. The timing in The House of Tomorrow is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

The House of Tomorrow is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Asa Butterfield anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

The House of Tomorrow was released in 2019, directed by Peter Livolsi. The full 85-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.